Improvement in swings



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No. 213,914. Patented April 1, 1879.

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N. PETERS, FHOTO-LITMOGHAPHEH. WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

SAMUEL MAOKBEE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD HIS RIGHTTO ISAIAH BROWN, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SWINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,914, dated April 1,1879; application led v January 21, 1879.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MACKBEE, of the city of Baltimore and Stateof Maryland, haveinvented certain ImprovementsinSwings, of which thefollowing is a specification; and I do hereby declare that in the sameis contained a full, clear, and exact description of my said invention,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the chair; andconsists in the manner of applying and securing, when in place, aprotection-bar, designed to prevent the occupant of the chair fromfalling therefrom, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the description of the said invention which follows, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure l is a sectional side view of the improved ohair, and Fig. 2 anexterior front view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in both views.

A represents the seat of the chair, to which is secured the upper part,B, which is of wicker-work. The seat may also be of wickerwork; but itis preferably made of some rigid material, so as to relieve the upperpart, B, of the strain to which it would be subjected in case the seatshould yield to the weight of the occupant.

The chair is suspended by means of four ropes, C, from hooks or ringsfastened to any convenient stationary object.

D is the protection-bar, consisting of a strip provided with rings,through which the forward ropes pass. 'lhe protection-bar is elevated toadmit the occupant, and it is afterward lowered and secured in place bymeans of straps a and pins b, as shown, or by any other suitabledevices. The straps have the advantage of allowing the bar to beyieldingl y held in place; and by their having a series of holes, all ofwhich are suitable for connecting to the pins b, the said straps admitof the bar being elevated or depressed to suit the size of the occupant.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The chair-body B, swing-ropes O, and straps a, secured tothe chair-bodyand provided with button-holes, combined with the protectionbar D,strung upon the forward swing-ropes and provided with pins b,substantially as set forth. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 18th day ofJanuary, A.

SAMUEL MAGKBEE.

Witnesses:

WM. T. HOWARD, THos. MURnocH.

